The wait is over! The combined books, Zen & the Art of Disc Golf and Discs & Zen are now available in one single edition. and now available in paperback and Kindle format.
FROM THE AMAZON DESCRIPTION: Author and Disc Golfer, Patrick McCormick, takes the reader on journey of mental and psychological calibration using Disc Golf as a tool to help us find more effective ways of thinking on and off the course in his first two books: “Zen & The Art of Disc Golf” and “Discs & Zen.” Finally, these two treatises on Disc Golf and sports psychology are now available in one complete master volume: “The Complete Zen Disc Golf.” McCormick has also equipped us further with an additional bonus chapter: “I Thought I Might Never Play Again,” recounting his near brush with death and having to relearn to throw from scratch.
Patrick McCormick’s second book in the the Zen Disc Golf series is now available in paperback format via Amazon.
FROM THE AMAZON DESCRIPTION: After creating a movement in the disc golf world with his cultural classic, Zen & the Art of Disc Golf, author Patrick McCormick returns with Discs & Zen, a more in depth look at how disc golf can be seen as a microcosm of life. New and old fans alike will love McCormick’s clever use of insight and humor in hopes to make you never see disc golf the same way again. Discs & Zen is destined to sit along side Zen & the Art of Disc Golf as a treatise on self-growth and personal potential seen through the eyes of a disc golfer.
FROM PATRICK: “Maybe it is because I just finished it, but I like this book even more than the first! As a result of people getting to know me and my sense of humor on the podcast, I was able to be a little more relaxed in my writing style. I was able to inject a little more lightheartedness and fun into the book. It is just as powerful as the first, but I think you will laugh a lot more. I had an excellent time putting this book together and I hope people enjoy it as much as the first!”
A Kindle version is slated to be available closer to the end of December. An Audible version will be available early in 2017.
Funny thing about podcasting… Success costs money. As we continue to reach record numbers of listeners the costs rise with syndication, web development, and GIVEAWAYS, I am constantly plagued with the question, how can I keep the podcast self-sustaining.
The answer: $1. That’s it.
If you love the ZEN DISC GOLF PODCAST, please consider donating as little as $1 a month and help keep this show alive, going and growing.
BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE!
By supporting, you will be entered to win a $20 gift card from Infinite Discs.You will get one entry per donated dollar per month (i.e. Putter level =1 entry per month, Distance driver level = 3 entries per month). Cancel anytime!
If you are a disc golfer, then BUY THIS BOOK! If you are a student of Zen practice, then BUY THIS BOOK! If you want to live a better life, then BUY THIS BOOK!
Patrick McCormick has written a short but deep look into playing disc golf, practicing a Zen mindset, and tapping into the potential to become the best possible “you.” McCormick’s words are like syrup, they hold such thick value that sometimes it takes a little while to digest them fully, but when those words do finally sink in, it is truly an enlightenment. Suddenly, everything makes sense and things that may have been cloudy before are now perfectly clear…
Although I am a relatively new disc golfer, I come from a background of playing regular golf for most of my life and struggling with the mental side of playing at a competitive level. In fact, several years ago I played regular golf competitively in college in Southern California, but became very frustrated, depressed, and ultimately burnt out from my tireless efforts to elevate my game to the next level. I WISH I would have had McCormick’s book at that stage of my life. Nevertheless, I’m very glad I have this book now. I have read it cover to cover several times, and always keep it close by if I feel the need to refresh myself before I go play, or even go take on the day.
Reading “Zen and the Art of Disc Golf” has made me appreciate the time, effort, skills, and enjoyment that comes from playing and participating in all the sports I play, and even my occupation as a middle school mathematics teacher. I now have a renewed interest in getting the absolute most enjoyment I can from my work and leisure time activities, challenging myself to constantly improve my game and myself, and even enter competitive tournaments again.
Thanks Patrick. Your book is truly awesome and profound!
HELP US KEEP GOING AND GROWING!
Funny thing about podcasting… Success costs money. As we continue to reach record numbers of listeners the costs rise with syndication, web development, and GIVEAWAYS, I am constantly plagued with the question, how can I keep the podcast self-sustaining.
The answer: $1. That’s it.
If you love the ZEN DISC GOLF PODCAST, please consider donating as little as $1 a month and help keep this show alive, going and growing.
BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE!
By supporting, you will be entered to win a $20 gift card from Infinite Discs.You will get one entry per donated dollar per month (i.e. Putter level =1 entry per month, Distance driver level = 3 entries per month). Cancel anytime!
Episode #27 – 1 ON 1 WITH STEVE DODGE – DISC GOLF PRO TOUR
Todays podcast is brought to you by some of our amazing and generous podcast contributors:
Lyn Henriksen – California
Ryan Lewis – Ohio
Roger Crain – California
Joel Bautista – Texas
Benjamin Wonders – Ohio
1 ON 1 WITH STEVE DODGE – DISC GOLF PRO TOUR
Steve Dodge began playing disc golf at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA in 1987. He played disc golf and Ultimate until his knees gave out and now contents himself with disc golf. The Fredericksburg Ultimate Club: Mothers taught him to play disc sports with honor, respect, open ears, and understanding. Since then, he has founded, co-founded, and served.
Funny thing about podcasting… Success costs money. As we continue to reach record numbers of listeners the costs rise with syndication, web development, and GIVEAWAYS, I am constantly plagued with the question, how can I keep the podcast self-sustaining.
The answer: $1. That’s it.
If you love the ZEN DISC GOLF PODCAST, please consider donating as little as $1 a month and help keep this show alive, going and growing.
BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE!
By supporting, you will be entered to win a $20 gift card from Infinite Discs.You will get one entry per donated dollar per month (i.e. Putter level =1 entry per month, Distance driver level = 3 entries per month). Cancel anytime!
Episode #26 -practice makes permanent (with david tucker)
Todays podcast is brought to you by some of our amazing and generous podcast contributors:
Scott Comeaux – Florida
Melissa Martin – Ohio
Royal Daniel – Texas
Todd Sisco – Kansas
Jeremy Ziakis – Kentucky
DISCS & ZEN –
In Zen & The Art Of Disc Golf, I talked at great length about how your disc golf bag can be seen as a metaphor for all the baggage that you carry around with you from day to day and how if you do not place your bag on the ground (“dropping your baggage”) you severely decrease your accuracy and ability to achieve your goals.
Today, I would like to talk to you about what we place in our bags and how we hold onto discs and equipment that serve no other purpose than to “fill out our bags.” It’s very interesting to meet and talk to so many new players who begin playing disc golf and starting with the same habits. I believe a psychologist could make a reasonable study of disc golfers to extrapolate trends in human behavior. We often talk about how newer players tend to buy high speed drivers in hopes that the numbers on the disc alone will put our tee shots where we want them in the fairway with little attention paid to our throwing technique, but another habit that we have is being pack rats or maybe “bag rats” would be a better term.
Dave is a 36 year old husband, father, and novice disc golfer with a burning passion for growing the sport of Disc Golf. He has a new YouTube Channel that caters to new, novice, and or beginner disc golfers. He makes videos that answer the question we all have as newcomers to the sport.
Dave started a Facebook group called Big Daddy Disc Golf, and it’s for people like him whom are over weight. While being a place to share healthy tips, ideas, and progress into living life more abundantly, it’s also a wonderful way to introduce this sport as a fun and healthy way to get activity into lives of those courageous individuals who are looking for a lifestyle change.
Funny thing about podcasting… Success costs money. As we continue to reach record numbers of listeners the costs rise with syndication, web development, and GIVEAWAYS, I am constantly plagued with the question, how can I keep the podcast self-sustaining.
The answer: $1. That’s it.
If you love the ZEN DISC GOLF PODCAST, please consider donating as little as $1 a month and help keep this show alive, going and growing.
BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE!
By supporting, you will be entered to win a $20 gift card from Infinite Discs.You will get one entry per donated dollar per month (i.e. Putter level =1 entry per month, Distance driver level = 3 entries per month). Cancel anytime!
FROM THE AMAZON DESCRIPTION: Author and Disc Golfer, Patrick McCormick, takes the reader on journey of mental and psychological calibration using Disc Golf as a tool to help us find more effective ways of thinking on and off the course in his first two books: “Zen & The Art of Disc Golf” and “Discs & Zen.” Finally, these two treatises on Disc Golf and sports psychology are now available in one complete master volume: “The Complete Zen Disc Golf.” McCormick has also equipped us further with an additional bonus chapter: “I Thought I Might Never Play Again,” recounting his near brush with death and having to relearn to throw from scratch.
$1 per month – Putter Level 
